Janice Benton

Acting Deputy Director
Maintenance and Operations

Janice Benton was appointed the acting deputy director of the Maintenance and Operations Program in February 2024. Prior to that, she was the assistant deputy director for the Middle Mile Broadband Initiative, providing statewide leadership and strategic direction in partnership with the California Department of Technology to build the state’s middle mile broadband network.

A graduate of U.C. Davis, Ms. Benton has been with Caltrans for 31 years. She served as the chief of the Headquarters Division of Design, where she was responsible for the development and administration of statewide policies, standards, procedures guidance, and training for roadway and roadside design, including both engineering and landscape architecture programs. Her experience also extends to Traffic Operations, where she worked in multiple areas, including the traffic safety program, traffic engineering, and encroachment permits, as well as experience in Central Design and District 3 Construction. She has served in interim assignments as deputy director for Project Delivery, District 8 director, deputy division chief of Structure Design in the Division of Engineering Services, and deputy district director of Traffic Operations in District 8.